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Interested in the latest TV on DVD reviews? DVD Talk has you covered! This week's notable entries include:
Freaks And Geeks: The Complete Series - a true television classic... an incredible representation of the highs and lows of adolescence featuring tremendously memorable characters that are portrayed and crafted by one of most talented teams ever assembled for one series; Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXV - another great set of four episodes of the classic TV show; and The Ant and the Aardvark - each cartoon by itself provides a few good laughs... the added historical information is certainly fascinating and the hi-def transfers have these cartoons looking nearly perfect.
Want more? Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVD Talk database.
April is here and that means it's time for DVDTalk's Seventh Annual Drive-In/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge! In this event, fans of trash cinema, the dreck and dross of films, will try to watch 100 B-movies in a single month and (optionally) complete the movie checklist that has such diverse items as watching a 60s Beach Movie, a Mexican wrestling film, a "bad sequel to a well regarded film" and a nunsploitation flick (and much more!). Can you spend the evening chatting about the relative merits of various Bruce Lee imposters or are you someone who realizes that Russ Meyer films are an art form unto themselves? Then this is the event for you! If you think you're up to the test, or even if you just want to watch, check out the official Challenge thread. It'll be loads of fun! The excitement all starts on April 1st, but it's never too late to join in the fun!
Another banner week for DVDs with the studios releasing some great films and boxed sets such as:
The Hateful Eight [ review] - armed with a terrific ensemble cast, plenty of razor-sharp dialogue, shocking twists and turns, and no shortage of homages to earlier films, this movie is a memorable experience from start to finish; and The Primary Instinct [ review] - an excellent showcase for the raconteur side of character actor Stephen Tobolowsky; and A Poem Is a Naked Person: Criterion Collection [ review] - this 1972 Leon Russell/Les Blank film is a bizarre but beautiful collage that puts formulaic rock docs to shame.
Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.
This week the DVD Talk Review Database has some great new entries, including a few discs you may have overlooked.
Recent reviews include:
The Peanuts Movie - the result of a truly thoughtful adaptation process, this film serves both new and longtime fans well by staying true to the characters and their creator and delivering a beautiful update on a classic; Invasion U.S.A. - a must own film for even the most passing action fan... the pinnacle of 80s extremism in films, no other movie distilled the insanity of 80s action cheese and rampant jingoism quite so well; and How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) - fascinating documentary portrait of Melvin Van Peebles, the films tracks Melvin from his modest beginnings as a San Francisco cable car operator to his '70s apex as both an industry-changing filmmaker and a Tony-nominated Broadway playwright.
Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.
More TV shows have made their way on to DVD and Blu-ray, and DVD Talk has got them covered. Check out our reviews of the newest TV releases including:
Fear the Walking Dead Season 1 SE - Anchor Bay packs this reissue of the first season of The Walking Dead spin-off with a lot of extras... if you waited to pick this up, this is the version to get; The Spoils of Babylon Season 1 - fans of incredibly dry absurdist humor who are also familiar with the clichés of melodramas will get a kick out of this show; and Hee Haw: Kornfield Klassics - Time-Life brings us another disc of Hee Haw goodness with two episodes dating from 1971, anchored by country legends Buck Owens and Roy Clark.
Want more? Check out all of the TV on DVD reviews in the DVD Talk database.
There are some new titles coming out that might make it worth a trip to the video store. Check out these recent releases:
Disturbing Behavior [ review] - James Marsden, Katie Holmes and Nick Stahl do their best to avoid some very strange classmates in an idyllic bayside town in this 1998 thriller from director David Nutter; and The Black Sleep [ review] - this mad-scientist-in-a-castle mystery still holds up astonishingly well thanks to a couple of strong central performances and a determination to approach the material with such gravity; and The Trip [ review] - directed by Roger Corman and written by none other than Jack Nicholson this 1967 film is very definitely a product of its time that takes on the emerging drug culture of the late sixties in some decidedly bizarre ways.
Be sure to check out our DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.
Some great DVD and Blu-ray reviews have been added to the the DVD
Talk Review Database recently including:
The Martian (4K UHD) - Matt Damon does a fantastic job as a man stranded on a planet all by himself, and director Ridley Scott makes the movie fun, interesting and very engrossing... and the film looks and sounds amazing on this Ultra HD disc; Decline of Western Civilization - director Penelope Spheeris tackles Los Angeles' burgeoning early '80s punk rock scene in this seminal documentary from 1981; and Elvis Costello: Detour Live at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall - Elvis Costello is at his usual thoughtful and soulful best during this concert... the setlist is eclectic and surprising, and the energetic guest appearances keep things from getting too low-key.
Visit the DVD Talk Review Database for all the latest reviews including an entire section devoted to reviews of DVDs out this week.
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